This is almost laughable. I was in a chat room and some girl starting talking to me. She started to flirt and such. I'd never heard of the Nigerian scam through Instant Messenger, but she wanted to chat through IM. I thought okay. I created a new YIM name just to remain semi-anonymous anyway.
Well, today I actually started chatting with her. Automatically she starts hitting me up for money because she's in some hotel room in Nigeria. When I originally talked with her, I thought she was in Pennsylvania. This whole thing is whacked.
Here's the Yahoo transcript from singlewinifred:
09:38:23 AM singlewinifred: hello
09:38:30 AM mrtycoppen: hello
09:39:17 AM singlewinifred: how are u doing today??/
09:39:58 AM mrtycoppen: pretty good. Urself?
09:40:24 AM singlewinifred: better
09:40:30 AM singlewinifred: where are u now ?
09:41:07 AM mrtycoppen: work
09:41:16 AM mrtycoppen: Did you not feel good earlier?
09:42:20 AM singlewinifred: yes i do my dear
09:43:21 AM mrtycoppen: Where are u now?
09:45:59 AM singlewinifred: i have to tell you about my present situatin
09:46:08 AM mrtycoppen: ok
09:46:49 AM singlewinifred: my dad has a company whch makes sales of electronics internationally.The company makes sales within United States and in West Africa
09:47:33 AM mrtycoppen: ok
09:49:02 AM singlewinifred: So he thought instead of going and coming he decided to move with his family to Nigeria.So all bcos i had noone to love and care for me back in the states,i decided to join my family in going to Africa
09:50:21 AM singlewinifred: eaching here i was attack by hoodlums and they took away the address of my dad place and the little money i was holding
09:51:11 AM singlewinifred: Right now In the hotel where i lodged i am owing the hotel bills so the Hotel manager seized my travelling document..saying Untill i pay My Hotel Bills
09:51:36 AM mrtycoppen: Sounds bad
09:52:56 AM singlewinifred: please if can help me out to pay for my bills so i will be set free.I promise to do anything for you and i promise to make you happy and i will pay back the money
09:54:21 AM singlewinifred: Right now i need ur help me out and i will like to meet u in ur home as soon as u can help me out i will like to come to ur state to live with you.well I will be Glad If u can Give me a Try and help me Out Of Here.
09:54:38 AM singlewinifred:
09:55:02 AM singlewinifred: u there?????
09:55:18 AM mrtycoppen: I'm here. How much do you need?
09:56:44 AM singlewinifred: the bill is $550
09:58:10 AM mrtycoppen: I'm not sure how I could help u out. Money's kind of tight right now.
09:59:34 AM singlewinifred: how much can you help me with ??
10:00:42 AM mrtycoppen: I'm not sure. I need to check with my bank to see what I have in there. I haven't paid all my bills this month either.
10:01:03 AM singlewinifred: can you call the hotel manager
10:02:22 AM singlewinifred: so u can tell him that you are going to help me with the bills ?
10:03:41 AM mrtycoppen: I don't know if I can help you with your bills. I told you I have to check to see if I can.
10:04:03 AM singlewinifred: u can call him pls
10:04:19 AM singlewinifred: i really want to be in state soonpls
10:06:25 AM singlewinifred: u there?
10:06:43 AM mrtycoppen: I'm here. I'm busy on something at the moment. Hold on.
10:07:26 AM singlewinifred: okay
10:16:50 AM singlewinifred: u there now?
10:18:07 AM mrtycoppen: I'm here
10:18:35 AM singlewinifred: so what are u saying my love
10:18:55 AM singlewinifred: are u going to help me out from here ???
10:19:03 AM mrtycoppen: Where is this hotel u're staying at?
10:19:28 AM singlewinifred: in africa my dear
10:19:38 AM singlewinifred: wetland hotel
10:20:00 AM mrtycoppen: I thought you were still here in the states
10:20:16 AM singlewinifred: nope my dear
10:21:24 AM mrtycoppen: I'm afraid I can't make international calls to the hotel. I don't have long distance.
10:23:45 AM singlewinifred: why
10:23:56 AM mrtycoppen: saves me money
10:24:05 AM singlewinifred: pls i really need ur help
10:24:41 AM singlewinifred: try the num pls and talk to him pls
10:25:13 AM mrtycoppen: ok, give me the number
10:25:26 AM singlewinifred: +234 8084748388 that is the hotel manager num
10:25:40 AM mrtycoppen: Ok, give me a few days
10:26:09 AM singlewinifred: oh i dont want to stay here anymore pls
10:26:20 AM mrtycoppen: ok
10:26:24 AM singlewinifred: just do anything to get me out from here pls
10:26:33 AM singlewinifred: i promise i will be ur pls
10:26:45 AM mrtycoppen: Do you have a picture?
10:26:47 AM singlewinifred: i have to get out from you pls my love
10:26:56 AM singlewinifred: yes i do
10:27:54 AM singlewinifred: u there/
10:28:02 AM mrtycoppen: I'm here.
10:30:04 AM singlewinifred: pls
Here's the original chat transcript from another site.
Jun 16, 10:34 mcoppen76: I don't get online there often, but I will if you added me.
Jun 15, 19:42 Queen: i have added you are u on line there
Jun 15, 16:59 mcoppen76: mrtycoppen
Jun 15, 16:57 Queen: what is ur yahoo id
Jun 15, 16:56 mcoppen76: Well, I gotta go home. I'll be sure to talk to you later.
Jun 15, 16:54 Queen: okay
Jun 15, 16:53 mcoppen76: A friend of mine share the rent
Jun 15, 16:53 Queen: You and who?
Jun 15, 16:53 Queen: Yep
Jun 15, 16:52 mcoppen76: No. U?
Jun 15, 16:52 Queen: u stay alone?
Jun 15, 16:52 Queen: Okay
Jun 15, 16:51 mcoppen76: at work, but about to go home.
Jun 15, 16:51 Queen: Where are you now
Jun 15, 16:48 mcoppen76: I like to travel, but I don't get to much either.
Anyway, I'm going to stop correspondence with her now. I would never have sent her money anyway.